Africa has the highest prevalence rate of child sexual abuse around 34.4 per cent
As at 2004, 60 per cent of children involved in child trafficking from Africa to Europe were Nigerians
Between 2012 and 2013, about 30 per cent of women in Nigeria experienced one form of domestic violence or another
Findings from a National Survey carried out in 2014 on Violence Against Children in Nigeria confirmed one in four females reported experiencing sexual violence in childhood with approximately 70% reporting more than one incident of sexual violence. In the same study, it was found that 24.8% of females’ ages 18 to 24 years experienced sexual abuse prior to age 18 of which 5.0% sought help, with only 3.5% receiving any services
